Classic Fiction

2nd through 6th grades

J Car

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
When Alice falls down a rabbit hole, she discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

J Str

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield
Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.

J Bon

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
A very small bear found by Mr. and Mrs. Brown at Paddington station becomes one of the family.

J Dah

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The famous chocolate factory of Willy Wonka is finally open, but only five lucky children will be allowed inside for the grand tour. Charlie Bucket and his grandfather are in for the craziest day of their lives.

J Whi

Charlotte’s
Web by E.B. White
Wilbur the pig is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until
his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him by praising him
in her webs.

Series Cla

Classic Starts series
Abridged text and spot illustrations introduce readers to a variety of classic stories.

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains, including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, and his realization that he needs human companionship.

J Bar

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Peter Pan teaches Wendy and her brothers to fly to Never-Never Land, where they share some exciting adventures with Indians and pirates.

J Jus

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers cures his boredom.

J Col

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.

J Lin

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and monkey, but no parents, at the edge of a Swedish village.

J Whi

The
Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless
Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet
takes him far from his wilderness home.

J Bab

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
When one family finds their lives bound to the immortality of the fountain of youth, everlasting life turns out to be more of a burden than a blessing.

J Bia

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

T Mon

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and makes an indelible impression on everyone around her.

YA Cor

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Refusing to sell chocolates for a school fundraiser doesn’t sound like a very serious act of rebellion, but it certainly throws Jerry Renault’s world off-kilter, and starts a chain of events that may change the school and its delicate social structure forever.

T Poe

Ghostly Tales and Eerie Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
An illustrated collection of stories and poems by the noted horror writer, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Raven."

T Bur

The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. Based on a true story.

T Alc

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Chronicles the joys and troubles of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies and marry in nineteenth-century New England.

T Col

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
Tragedy strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.

T McA

Old
Yeller by Fred Gipson
In early frontier Texas, fourteen-year-old Travis must take over his
family's farm and making a painful decision.

YA Hin

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parents’ death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.

J Mel

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Seeking revenge for his injuries, Captain Ahab maniacally hunts the great white whale Moby-Dick across the seven oceans.

T Doy

The Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The astute London detective Sherlock Holmes investigates several puzzling cases in this collection of short stories.

YA Cra

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
In the spring of 1863, while engaged in the fierce Civil War battle of Chancellorsville, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.

T Tay

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
A black family living in the South during the 1930's are faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand.

T Ste

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest, the mistress of an inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.

T Raw

Where
the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he
becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion
hunters.

T Lon

White
Fang by Jack London
Being half wolf and half dog leaves White Fang looking for a place to
belong. When he turns to man to protect him, he finds that man may
be the cruelest animal.

T LEn

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Meg and her brilliant young brother Charles Wallace get caught up in an adventure where they cross time and space to find their father.

T Raw

The
Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate
of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.